New Clause in Land Acquisition Bill
The NDA government is trying to incorporate all the possible alterations to make the UPA-enacted bill more industry friendly. The rural development ministry is ready to place before PM Modi a list of proposed amendments to the land bill. These amendments were placed after discussing with all the state governments. Proposals include a change in [...] Continue Reading »
The Modi Govt’s election agenda was based on improving infrastructure, real estate and manufacturing and removing bottlenecks for all the stuck projects. It was observed that about Rs 60,000 crore worth of projects are stalled due to the delays in land acquisition. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari is all set to make amendments in the Land [...] Continue Reading »
On May 26, Gopinath Munde was sworn in as the minister of rural development. Earlier drinking water and sanitation and panchayati raj were separate portfolios handled by different ministers, however in lean Modi government; Munde will have the additional responsibilities of these ministries. Munde stated that in the parliament BJP (when it was in opposition) had [...] Continue Reading »
Activists led by Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar have alleged that the much anticipated Land Acquisition Bill was actually a “diluted version” of the Standing Committee’s recommended bill. The activists under the aegis of National Alliance of People’s Movements and Sangharsh claimed that the strong position taken by the Standing Committee had been diluted [...] Continue Reading »
There was an unanimous demand from all farmer organizations for a land acquisition bill. The revised draft of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (LARR) has been sent for inter-ministerial consultations. It will be sent for cabinet approval in the first week of September and introduced in the Parliament soon after. The contents of [...] Continue Reading »
